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Sign up for all the Chamber News Email: Connect with Us Sponsoring Ads: The Punta Gorda Pub Run has been a staple in downtown Punta Gorda for several years now.Since 2018, the Punta Gorda Chamber of Commerce has adopted the weekly event. Registration is FREE and...

Punta Gorda is a fabulous place to visit. Nestled on the shores of beautiful Charlotte Harbor, it is the ideal place to spend a few hours, a full day, a few days or your entire vacation. Punta Gorda – it’s happening on the harbor.

This page is designed to give you some fun things to plan, ahead of your trip to this jewel of Southwest Florida. We do however hope that you might stay longer and enjoy the great resorts and hotels that have sprung up all over our city in recent years.

What’s happening in Punta Gorda: events, festivals, activities, local attractions.

The Punta Gorda Chamber of Commerce operates fun-filled Trolley Tours most Fridays and Wednesdays from January to April.

We offer a land and sea combo, featuring a 1-hour trolley tour of Punta Gorda, with no disembarkation, preceded by a 1.5 hour cruise on Charlotte Harbor and a 1-hour trolley tour (with no boat).

The name, Punta Gorda, comes from the Spanish, meaning Fat Point. This historic small town is a hidden treasure of Florida and lies as a “Fat Point”, sticking out into Charlotte Harbor – one of the US’s largest natural harbors.

Centrally located between Sarasota to our North and Fort Myers to our South, Punta Gorda is a delightful location, within a comfortable driving distance from Tampa, Orlando and Miami.

Sign up for all the Chamber News Email: Connect with Us We've come a long way, Punta Gorda, since 1887. Let's celebrate our founding and future - December 1st through 7th. During the first week of December, more than 130 years ago, a group of settlers from the new...

The Artisan’s Atelier is a venue of working artists’ studios and a gallery for the public to visit. The Atelier provides affordable place where artists can create and sell their works.
The public is invited to browse and buy!